Value in sustainable materials management strategies for open economies case of Flanders (Belgium)

Maarten Christis, Theo Geerken, An Vercalsteren and Karl C. Vrancken

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2015, vol. 103, issue C, 110-124

Abstract: Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) strategies, such as reuse, recycling and energy recovery aim, to capture more of the embedded resource or material value in products and waste streams. Reuse, recycling and energy recovery are existing activities in every society but they are poorly reflected in official statistics. Reaching higher levels of reuse, recycling and energy recovery may provide economic and environmental opportunities (i.e., in terms of GDP, jobs, reduced impacts), but not all options will have a net win–win–win property in practice, as they reduce the need for producing new commodities. In open economies, many primary resources, components and products are imported from abroad, and many goods produced are exported abroad.

Keywords: Sustainable materials management strategies; Reuse; Recycling; Food waste prevention; Energy recovery; Input–output analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.014

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